While Link’s open-air adventure was the night’s most awarded game, Cuphead scooped up three awards, while Horizon Zero Dawn, Lone Echo/Echo Arena, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Snipperclips all received two awards. And then Fire Emblem Heroes won Mobile Game of the Year, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe picking up Racing Game of the Year.

Nintendo’s Genyo Takeda was also honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition for being at the forefront of shaping the video games hardware industry with the Nintendo 64, GameCube, and Wii.

The complete list of winners includes:

Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo

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